A/RES/78/203
The right to development
Reaffirming that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and
interrelated and that they must be treated globally, in a fair and equal manner, on the
same footing and with the same emphasis,
Stressing the importance of the World Conference on Human Rights, held in
Vienna in 1993, and that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 4 reaffirmed
the right to development as a universal and inalienable right and an integral part of
fundamental human rights and the individual as the central subject and beneficiary of
development,
Welcoming, in this regard, that 25 June 2023 marked the thirtieth anniversary of
the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, and that
10 December 2023 marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and stressing the need to further strengthen
efforts towards their implementation,
Reaffirming the objective of making the right to development a reality for
everyone, as set out in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, adopted by the
General Assembly on 8 September 2000, 5
Recognizing the importance of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, 6 reaffirming that the Declaration on the Right to Development
informed the 2030 Agenda, along with other relevant international instruments, and
underlining the fact that the Sustainable Development Goals can be realized only
through a credible, effective and universal commitment to the means of
implementation by all stakeholders,
Recognizing also the successful conclusion of the United Nations Conference
on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), held in Quito from
17 to 20 October 2016, that recognizes that the New Urban Agenda 7 is grounded in
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international human rights treaties, the
Millennium Declaration and the 2005 World Summit Outcome 8 and is informed by
other instruments such as the Declaration on the Right to Development,
Recalling the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on
Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want”, 9
Reaffirming the universality, indivisibility, interrelatedness, interdependence
and mutually reinforcing nature of all human rights, including civil, political,
economic, social and cultural rights, and the right to development, and that they must
be treated globally, in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same
emphasis, as recognized by the Vienna Declaration and Programme for Action,
Recalling the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the
World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and its outcome document, 10 as well as the
convening of the twenty-second session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
and the first and second sessions of the Permanent Forum on People of African
Descent,
Deeply concerned that the majority of Indigenous Peoples in the world live in
conditions of poverty, and recognizing the critical need to address the negative impact
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Resolution 70/1.
Resolution 71/256, annex.
Resolution 60/1.
Resolution 66/288, annex.
Resolution 69/2.
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